!!!Petrus, Heiliger

Petrus, Saint., feast day June 29 (together with Paulus), "Prince of 
the Apostles". His feast day is an ancient "Lostag" (critical days on 
which the weather is considered to be crucial in determining the 
weather of the coming season). In Upper Austria and Carinthia, fires 
are lit on the evening of June 29 and straw dummies (Peterl, 
Tattermann) are burnt; another ancient custom is  Scheibenschlagen. 
Around Steyr, "Taganlaeuten" used to be a popular custom; men had to 
stand under a pear tree, women under an apple tree.


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